This video details the JoLoAr .45 ACP pistol, a unique firearm developed by Jose Lopez Arnaiz. It combines the design of the Spanish Sharpshooter pistol with Arnaiz's patented lever (palanca) for one-handed cocking. The pistol features a tip-up barrel, originally for clearing malfunctions on the extractor-less Sharpshooter, though an extractor was added to the JoLoAr. Approximately 30,000 were produced between the mid-1920s and early 1930s. This particular example is chambered in the scarce .45 ACP caliber for the US market.
This video explores the unique Spanish JoLoAr pistol, chambered in .380 caliber. The JoLoAr is a modification of the less successful Spanish Sharpshooter pistol, featuring a distinctive lever (palanca) on the slide. This lever was designed by Jose Lopez Arnaiz, whose name is incorporated into the pistol's designation, to facilitate one-handed cocking. The description touches on a rumored inspiration for the design from a one-armed Spanish Foreign Legion commander, Colonel José Millán-Astray, though this remains unsubstantiated.
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